General & Historical Reference, Statistics, and Biography Databases
The Canadian Encyclopedia
Contains the complete text of the acclaimed Canadian
Encyclopedia in English and French and more.
Columbia Encyclopedia 6th edition
International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral
Sciences
Online access to abstracts of articles; print edition
available in Main Reference and EHS Reference, H41.I58 2001
International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences (2008)
Full text search of multivolume encyclopedia.
Xipolis.net
Full text reference database of German language references
sources
Oxford Reference Online
Search and display text of
100 dictionaries
and encyclopedias published by Oxford University Press
Statistical Reference State and Local Historical Encyclopedias
Online (alphabetical by place)
Historical Statistics of the United States
Colonial times to 2000
Statistical Abstract of the U.S.
individual annual editions since 1878
Selected Historical Decennial U.S. Census Population and Housing Counts, 1790-1900
CensusScope: Your Portal to Census 2000 Data
Tool for investigating U.S. demographic trends, from the
Social Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN) at the U. of
Michigan
International Historical Statistics:
Africa, Asia & Oceania, 1750-2001. 4th ed.
(HA4675 .M552 2003 at SUL Reference)
Europe, 1750-2000. 5th
ed. (HA1107 .M5 2003 at SUL Reference)
The Americas, 1750-2000.
5th ed. (HA175 .M55 2003 at SUL Reference)
Social Explorer
Provides demographic information about the United States,
from 1940 to 2000
Statistical Reference State and
Local Historical Encyclopedias Online (alphabetical by
place)
Encyclopedia of Alabama
Resource on Alabama’s history, culture, geography, and
natural environment. It was developed through a partnership
of the Alabama Humanities Council and Auburn University.
Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture
The Encyclopedia will be maintained and updated in
perpetuity by the staff of the the Encyclopedia will be
maintained and updated in perpetuity by the staff of the
Butler Center for Arkansas Studies..
Encyclopedia of Chicago
The online
edition of the print volume (F548.3 .E53 2004 in Main
Reference) and enhanced with illustrations and documents.
Encyclopedia of Cleveland History
Includes
The Dictionary of Cleveland Biography.
Sponsored
by Case Western Reserve University and Case Western Research
Historical Society.
New Georgia Encyclopedia
“Authoritative source of information about people, places,
events, institutions, and… other topics relating to the
state” sponsored by the Georgia Humanities Council and the
University of Georgia Press.
Iowa Digital Library
Offers a searchable collection of digital objects covering a
wide range of subjects. Sponsored by the University of Iowa.
Archives of Maryland Online (17th century-present)
Provides "access to over 471,000 historical documents that
form the constitutional, legal, legislative, judicial, and
administrative basis of Maryland's government." Includes
facsimile views.
Online Nevada
Encyclopedia
"Exploration of Nevada's colorful nineteenth century mining
history, a look at politics in the Silver State, and an
examination of the growth and history of gaming, as well as
articles on a number of other subjects."
North Carolina History Project: Encyclopedia
A comprehensive encyclopedia that is a project of
NorthCarolinahistory.org.
See also:
Eastern
North Carolina Digital Library ;
State of North Carolina Digital Repository
Ohio History Central
Dynamic online encyclopedia on Ohio history
Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture
Contains articles written by leading scholars in the field
and is published by the
Oklahoma Historical Society.
Oregon Encyclopedia
"Compendium of information on Oregon people, places, events,
and institutions. Over the next several months, culminating
in 2009 as part of Oregon's State Sesquicentennial, the
Encyclopedia will grow to contain thousands of entries
on Oregon history and culture."
Tennessee
Encyclopedia of History and Culture
“Comprehensive reference work … cosponsored by the
University of Tennessee Press and the
Tennessee Historical Society.
Handbook of Texas Online
“Multidisciplinary encyclopedia of Texas history, geography,
and culture sponsored by the Texas State Historical
Association and the General Libraries at the University of
Texas, Austin.”
Utah History Encyclopedia
Based on the book published by University of Utah Press in
1994.
Encyclopedia Virginia
(in development)
EV will "provide authoritative and accessible information
for students, teachers, scholars, and business, industry,
and government when they have a question about Virginia's
history and culture." See also the
EV blog
for historical information.
Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History
Produced by HistoryLink.org
Biographical Sources
Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
Universal German Biography. searchable; full text images
from 55 of 56 vols.; Also includes index to Neue Deutsche
Biographie
American
National Biography
Completely searchable database of biographies on deceased
Americans who were influential in all fields of endeavor.
Contains new biographies not available in the print edition
(CT213 .A68 1999 at SUL Reference).
Brief bios on elected reps in Congress
Contemporary Authors
Biographical and brief information on writings
Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
First phase presents persons who died between the years 1000
and 1920
Dictionary of National Biography
(Dutch biographies)
from the Institute of Netherlands History. Text in Dutch.
Dictionary of Political Biography (2003 edition)
Covers all the major figures in world politics of the
twentieth century
International Who’s Who
Outlines the lives and achievements of more than 25,000 of
the most distinguished men and women from almost every
country in the world. Print edition in Main Ref (CT120
.I63) and Main Stacks.
Literary Reference
Center
Includes essays and briefer entries, including three volumes
in the Dictionary of Literary Biography on American
historians from colonial times through the 20th century.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Articles in new edition of DNB on influential persons on all
aspects of Britain's past, from the fourth century BC
to the year 2000; Print edition in 60 Vols., DA28 .O95 2004
in Main Ref
Oxford Reference Online
Search and display biographical information from
dictionaries and encyclopedias
published by Oxford University Press